False Alarm: Silver Lake Road Rage Victim NOT Dead

It was a sombre Wednesday night at El Chavo. Co-workers talked among themselves and patrons about Juan David Vasquez Loma, the  20-year-old co-worker who

They seemed shocked when they heard that the young man who moved among them had died early Tuesday,  as some media had reported.

It turned out NOT to be the case.

Juan David is not expected to live, but he remains alive and on life support.

El Chavo owner Melanie Tusquellas told Echo Park Patch Wednesday that efforts are being made to bring his mother and aunt to the United States from Mexico to see him.

They'd been expected to arrive, but are having visa problems.

According to Tusquellas, "Nothing will progress until his Mom and Aunt arrive to meet with doctors and make some decisions."

Meantime, El Chavo and Garage Pizza, where Juan David worked a second job, have set up a fund to help with medical and bereavement expenses.

Contributions to the fund can be made at any Citibank branch or at El Chavo at 4441 Sunset Blvd. or at Garage Pizza at 4339 Sunset Boulevard.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to please call Northeast homicide detectives at (213) 847-4261.

Edit: an earlier version of this story stated that Juan David was 25-years-old. He was 20-years-old. Patch regrets the error.